Traditional expressions of cannabis culture in home decor range from mind-blowing psychedelic art to Rastafari-inspired color schemes to unique signs with phrases like “It's 4:20 p.m. Somewhere.” It is a timeless classic. While these designs will always remain a classic part of cannabis culture, some brands are looking to revamp cannabis decor. With this in mind, artist and interior designer Sarah Rodebaugh offers a decorating alternative inspired by biophilic interior design, a design that centers around our innate desire to be closer to nature. To do so, he launched his own brand, Chronic Biophiliac. Roadbo creates a variety of sophisticated designs that incorporate cannabis leaves and flowers into wallpaper, pillows, and other items, all of which are made from eco-friendly materials.
Rodebaugh initially pursued his passion for interior design after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 2000s. She attended San Francisco State University during her pregnancy, where she earned a degree in interior design. She gave birth to her son during her last semester, and immediately after graduating college, she worked as a commercial kitchen designer in Santa Rosa, California. In 2014, she leveraged her experience and knowledge of commercial kitchen legal requirements (building codes, fire regulations, hazardous materials standards, etc.) to design cannabis production facilities such as ethanol extraction labs, as well as edible food production. It has expanded to kitchen design for .
Rohdebaugh's career in residential interior design began when her clients, Scott and Christy Palmer, founders of cannabis edibles company KIVA, asked her if she could design their home for them. I went around and returned. She looked for a wallpaper design that reflected the Palmers' lifestyle and relationship with the cannabis plant.
“We didn't find anything that was just beautiful, like cannabis wallpaper or patterns,” Roedbaugh said. “There's a lot of psychedelic stuff, there's a lot of Rastafarian stuff, there's a lot of clip art and stuff like that. Of course, each one has its own merits, but it was nothing.” [said]”Oh, this is a really beautiful wallpaper that would be perfect for areas like our residential lounge.”
In 2020, Lordbaugh began creating her own cannabis wallpaper designs inspired by biophilic interior design.
“Our mental and physical health is best achieved by being close to nature in whatever form it takes, whether it's the actual outdoors or what's done in biophilic interior design and biophilic art.” It’s tied to the need to be present,” Rodebaugh explains. “They’re actually bringing things like live plants outside; [studies] I have found that even having images of those natural elements in my mind is beneficial to my mental state. ”
Roadbaugh's first wallpaper included a geometric design called “Balance Beam,” which featured a simple triangular pattern with cannabis leaves intersecting at the four corners.
“That particular pattern works in almost any environment,” she says. “I mean, I love imagining atmospheres like sophisticated library settings and dark tones, but you can also put it in a midcentury, mid-modern environment, and it works really well.”
Rodebaugh hand-draws or paints all the designs for his brand and works with illustrators to expand on the original designs with different color schemes. One of her best-selling designs, “California Vice,'' was inspired by William Morris's Art Nouveau design, “The Strawberry Thief'' (1883). Her version features an intricate pattern of California-inspired elements, including grizzly bears, California poppies, mushrooms, grapes, and cannabis leaves, to tie everything together.
Another design, titled “Cannouveau,” is an ornate Art Deco and Art Nouveau pattern inspired by the 1950s, with chinoiserie evoking Chinese motifs and Western art techniques, with cannabis leaves, poppy flowers, and more. , combined with ginkgo leaves. All of her designs are available as wallpaper, but some have been adapted to decorate pillows, canvas totes, bamboo trays, gift wrapping, and more.
In addition to creating sophisticated designs that cannabis consumers enjoy, she also ensures that all products are made with high-quality materials and come from the most reliable companies possible.
“in my opinion, “The lines are kept small because we have very high expectations for ensuring we use a green, sustainable, justice-oriented workforce, etc.,” says Rohdebaugh.
Her wallpaper is sourced from a Los Angeles-based company called Astek. The company produces wallpaper made from 100% Bristol paper, which contains no plastic additives, is compostable, and can be safely disposed of once removed.
Her pillowcases are made from 100% hemp linen, and the inner casing and filling come from Colorado-based American Down & Feather, which uses ethically harvested duck down and feathers. Masu. The feather material is cleaned and disinfected three times, then rotated for several hours to ensure proper mixing before being packed into 100% organic cotton cases.
“It's really amazing that we were able to find it, and we're really happy to be able to put it out into the world. And it's all really beautiful quality as well,” says Rodebaugh.
This article was originally published in the November 2023 issue of High Times Magazine.
